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How TikTok Is Reigniting the Sample Sale Craze

Formerly the domain of fashion insiders, sample sales have become a viral phenomenon on TikTok, with influencers dispensing tips, tricks — and sharing their product hauls.
Sample sales, always a frenzy in person, have started receiving the same sort of attention online.
Sample sales, always a frenzy in person, have started receiving the same sort of attention online. (Getty Images )

For Tita Loyek — better known by her online alias Sample Sale Bestie — it all started with a group text.

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Haley Crawford
Haley Crawford

Haley Crawford is Marketing Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and covers the marketing and public relations industries.

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